The Fashionable

Happy Blogging.

2009-04-29T01:06:00.004+08:00

Surge of urge to blog!

For seemingly no rhyme nor reason, I simply stopped blogging.

I think it was because my laptop was creating hell for me. It was incredibly slow, and it stopped producing any type of sound. The only reason why I used it was to do work and check email and all the other non-fun stuff.

But since last week the laptop was fixed, and I'm beginning to like it a lot more. For starters I can continue my Gossip Girl dose. What is it about bitchy tween shows that I like. I'm only at episode 11 of season 1. I know, season 1, still? Uggggghhhh but I loooveee Vanessa, have you seen what the girl puts on?

In relation to something more fashiony, I FINALLY went round to going through the old magazines and ripping out only pages that I like and filing them. And I found out that I really, reaaaaalllyy enjoy doing this seemingly arduous task. Maybe I'll scan some.

I'm also going into 'green' mode. I'm sending stuff out to recycle, I'm not throwing out as much junk, I'm refusing plastic bags when I go shopping - much to my mom's dismay. Going green-er (I wouldn't say "green" because I'm still wasting stuff, unfortch) has also kicked in some sort of weird mode.

The anal-unclutter-er mode. I went through the entire room (except for an untouchable section which belongs to the mom) and sorted, organised, uncluttered everything possible. Now I'm happier because everything has a place and I don't lose stuff anymore. My clothes look a thousand times better when neatly organised and appropriately hung, I feel happier looking at my makeup stuff, and I no longer rush about the house looking for going-out essentials. Peace is good.

In other not-peace-inducing news, I lost my freaking iPod.

Maybe I'll post something more interesting tomorrow. Yeah.

More Meows

2009-02-13T21:43:00.007+08:00

Overload of gorgeousness prettiness!

How can I not love cats?

[image credit: foto_decadent]

Awesome photography, though you lose the model everytime. Even in close-up shots. Hm. But the fashion looks fun. I can't imagine the fun it must be to plan and co-ordinate these photoshoots.

And it's true that cats can't be bothered with people when they're not kittens anymore, but that's their beauty.

I miss my Aunt's cat. I'm not ready for a cat of my own yet, so if I feel lonely and spinster-ish, I visit my Aunt. Haha. I kid, I enjoy making fun of my Aunt as well :p

Mareno!!! *cat jumps in fright and attempts to squirm away from my jaws-like grip uh i mean cuddle*

By the way has anyone seen my resolutions? I forgot where I put them.

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5 more days!

MAC Hello Kitty

2009-02-13T10:28:00.004+08:00

Ooooook.

If anyone wants to impress me for VDay then get me these I'll marry you in a heartbeat.

Just the pallettes would enough. The pallettes this time look so well-put together and absolutely gorgeous colours. This pallette is Too Dolly. Pretty pretty. My favourite shades in a pallette.

This pallette is Lucky Tom, I believe. More safer shades, but gorgeous nonetheless.

The lip colours are pretty, but none that I'd actually use, so pass.

Honestly the packaging is disappointing. They were trying to deviate from the cutesy thing way too much that it's just... off.

But check out the promo pics though, so pretty:

Forgot where I took the photos from, apologies.

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Bestie and I are going out on Valentine's - her to celebrate her waking up and jerk-dumping and me to celebrate... uurrrgh baah nvm - and we are NOT looking at happy couples.

So far we are plan-less, can't think of any un-romantic place, because even the most un-romantic place will be filled with couples looking for novelty. Biiittttcccchh. Tsk.

*plays Single Ladies over and over and re-watches Justin Timberlake in that SNL special*

Your result for The Sorting Hat Test ...

2009-02-05T01:02:00.005+08:00

Hi! I'm suppose to be doing a report!

Your result for The Sorting Hat Test ...

SLYTHERIN!

You scored 44% Slytherin, 12% Ravenclaw, 40% Gryffindor, and 28% Hufflepuff!

Or perhaps in Slytherin
You'll make your real friends,
These cunning folk use any means
To achieve their ends.

Slytherins are known for their ambition, guile, and Machiavellian sensiblities.

Take the Sorting Hat Test.

I've done my fair share of 'Which Hogwarts house do you belong to' and I ALWAYS end up in Slytherin. Never cheated either. Though I did cheat once and I got into Gryffindor. This time I'm almost a Gryffindor ok!

I like snakes and I like green, sooo meh, no biggie.

In celebration of my acceptance that I, indeed, belong to Slytherin, I present to you my would-be school uniform...

And on days where I head out to Hogsmeade, I'll wear muted colours of silver and green instead.

Pretty dresses and trench coat from ASOS.com.

One of the reasons why we love computer lab classes is because we can window shop. A LOT.

Picture this, a group of girls huddled in front of one computer going through dresses on sale. Fun :). By the way, we have all established our love/instilled love into others for ASOS.

Ooooh. I have Machiavellian sensibilities.

Back to the report!

WTH I wanna sleep, night!

Happy Chinese New Year!

2009-01-26T00:37:00.006+08:00

Urrggggh, I have a bunch of photos to Facebook but darn I'm lazy.

This did it for picture/inspiration of the week for me.
I'm thinking my grunge tshirt and neglected slip dress sounds effortlessly yummy. Perfect. For, you know, when you retire from the pretty and the prissy and the glitz that is atypical of the festive mood and scorn at having to go back to school/work.

Coincidentally, I think the hair with 10 canfuls of hair spray is very befitting of the year of the ox. Hee. I feel silly happy over the tiniest things sometimes, and I like that.

It's not too good that I think Irina rocks smoking shots best huh? Whooops.

[Image Source: foto_decadent]

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Is it weird that I'm thinking of joining a photography club with a half-decent not-SLR digital camera? Meh whatevs, they can kick me out if they're intimidated by the pinkness of my camera :)

The Granny's Tablecloth of a Blazer.

2009-01-21T22:32:00.005+08:00

sigh I know, I suck as a blogger. Even now, I'm waiting for commercials to end so I can continue with American Idol audition madness. And- hold that thought, I'll be back next commercial!

HAHAHA someone just said rectum! RECTUM!

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If you know me enough or read my blog long enough, you'd know I like my blazers. It's been a while since I last went hunting for them, so I was deciding on what kind to get. The initial thought was to get white since it's a nice safe colour, or hot pink, but good luck finding such a colour in the market.

Then I came across these on the runways of Betsey Johnson's Spring 09.

Deliciously tacky floral blazer in the gaudiest of blue pastel, sounds good to me. I'm pretty sure i can dig up a similar looking one on vintage shopping hunts, coupled with some tailoring and neutrals all round, I'm good to go :)

Hmm. I miss smog machines.

My hair is still the same - too undecided, tsk.

Night.

Happy OH to the NINE

2009-01-05T01:48:00.006+08:00

Overdue but HAPPY NEW YEAR :)

2008 seems like a blur of a whirlwind that currently at 2 in the morning and groggy but insomniac, I can only remember the past month. Which is easy, considering it mostly involves me working my ass off. And picking the old noodle a tiny bit, I remember 2008 as housing one of the most intense moment of my life, almost breaking me with tempts and emotions.

And then the past week was the one week I finally took a break, and school starts this week. Woohoo. That's right I'm cheering for school because it's an engine things to begin.

You know how they say the new year should begin positively, as it reflects how the rest of your year are going to be like? Hm.

On the eve of new year's eve, I caught up with old friends. On new year's eve, bestie and I got high over Ponyo Ponyo and Kung Fu Milk Tea and talking about playing dance dance revolution on Wii and then rushed home to watch The Little Nyonya. Which means we both spent new year's at home :). And screaming a hearty HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! out the window when the clock strikes. Fun fun fun I love it when my mom calls me crazy.

And then the next day I went across the border via the new checkpoint - super easy and fuss-free that I heaved a huge sigh of relief that FINALLY it's been done. I fought with my mom over the most silliest thing ever, but I found out what a cool aunt I have and how unconsciously comfortable I was with her.

Then shortly after, I made a bad decision over something I should've known better. I'll be over it, I always do. On the bright side, I was grasping at hopes and dreams that didn't die, and I discovered things about myself that were crucial in keeping my head high.

Oh, and it's funny what hearing "I like your groove-" does to you. Yeeeaaaah baby I'm groooovy.

The next day, I had a phone fight with my dad.

Hmm. Bittersweet beginnings, bittersweet year?

Resolution #1: Not only to be financially independent, but take risks. Studentry is the perfect excuse.

Resolution #2: Rediscover passion that I've lost and let lost in youthful ignorance.

Resolution #3: Treasure the friends I have and have made, and don't kill myself over those who... are plagued with circumstances.

Resolution #4: Travel more yoooo.

I'm sure I'll randomly come up with resolutions here and there that I'll eventually forget about until I fulfill it.

Typing out my 2 am thoughts is relieving. Resolution #5: Blog more.

Happy New Year, and cheers.

Latest Addiction: MAC Lipsticks

2008-11-27T17:27:00.004+08:00

I'm addicted to MAC lipsticks! They're the uber prettiest and come in all sorts of shades and types for every skintone. HAPPY HAPPY.

I suffer from the uneven lip tone, where the top lip is darker than the bottom so the Amplified range pretty much solves that problem. Unlike the matte it's creamy and not as dry, yum. Not that I didn't get colours in their other range though. If it looks pretty, it looks pretty.

Oooh, being juvenile here, but they look like tampons heeeteeeheheheeeee.

I took a break after 6 straight hours of being holed up in the room rushing my assignment. Couldn't resist trying on me latest haul. Blankety on the lips, the most perfect nude colour EVER. Happy :) And I like the eye make-up, I say experiment is a yes way.

I only have 5, but trust me I'm on my way to becoming a lippie addict. I wanted to get another one, but I couldn't decide the colour and our stomachs were calling for Canale macaroons or macarons whatevs - of which I now totally buy into the hype. It's like chewy ice-cream, yum.

On a side note, my dance instructor told me that you could die from doing work for 8 hours straight.

Thanks bestie love *hugs and slobers disgusting nude kisses all over* :)
L to R : Blankety (Amplified), Frenzy (Frost), Viva Glam IV (Frost).

Viva Glam IV is such a gorgeous frosty red that's very buildable.
It looks so naturally right on me, it's almost scary.

Oh, and MAC Fix Plus (Fix+?) is an awesome awesome facial mist thing. It's the best I've tried ever. Refreshes, sets make-up, eliminates that cakey look from powders/mineral make-up and it smells soo good; I mean the stuff has green tea in it hullo.

For a bottle of wtf "energised" water it's a little pricey at $25, but tons of benefits and it'll last a lifetime.

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Holscrap lost track of time and am late can't be late bye.

OOTD: The Maxi Please-Don't-Step-On-It Dress.

2008-11-27T16:49:00.006+08:00

The past 1 1/2 weeks I was holed up in my room working on back-to-back end semestral projects, very rarely sleeping before 5am, waking up by ten and repeating the whole process of staring into the laptop.

But I was not miserable because the one single day that I took a break of doing nothing school-related and making myself all pretty was the best EVER for a long long time :).

I also now smell like Gwen Stefani. Mommy is the best. Best friends rock the hardest too, I think I'd die without my bitch club :).

And I finally wore out my super duper long dress!

I have no wedges/heels (my heels are all bitchy) for it so I settled for flat sandals, and it pretty much swept the floor. It was stepped on about 6 times total. Didn't care, loved it.

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Thanks to all for the wishes! Birthday prayers included all of you in them :)

OOTD: School in Tiger Print

2008-11-15T21:59:00.007+08:00

Didn't go school though *overslept*, but I did prepare the outfit for it so might as well.

Coolness effect from an SLR. I want an SLR too.

Haha, drunk face.

Underwater cam for the bestie who's leaving me for beautiful Borneo. *grudges*

I'm quite sad because my December trip to Langkawi is cancelled :(

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Zouk's Flea and Easy 16th November, tomorrow from 2pm to 7pm.

But I'll be home to work on my major essay.

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Kindly be careful around white tiger/big cat enclosures.

Doe Deere Blogazine

2008-11-13T15:21:00.007+08:00

Where's Agathe of Style Bytes? I miss her outfit posts :(

Anyway, my current blog love is Doe Deere Blogazine. Doe Deere is Xenia (if that's really her name then freeeakin' cool), this super creative individual with a feminist streak now and then.

I love love love her blog for 3 the three most important things in the world; perfect makeup in every form, a genius unabashed use of colours, and the fantastic photography.

This make-up look rocks. It has that prominent line above the eye-crease, reminisce of the Twiggy doe-eyed era, doncha think?

Thumbs up for showing the old "toning-it- down" formula the exquisitely gloved finger.

[Image Credit: Doe Deere Blogazine]

Going straight

2008-11-11T16:54:00.003+08:00

So I was wondering what sort of torture to inflict onto my hair, curl losing mojo and all, and in a split second of none-creativity, I got it straightened.

From this...

Yea I know you can't really see the curls either but it's a nice photo HAHA.
Lomography effect rocks.
Anyway.

To this.

Oooh. Check out how my hair colour pops with silky tresses.
I was supposed to have straight eye curtain bangs, but never mind.
And my hair has never ever been this long, so I'm quite happy :)

Next plan of action is to Anna Sui SS '08 it up.

I really love the hair on Irina Lazereanu, with peekaboo colour in her fringe.

But a muted purply colour would look understatedly awesome too.
But this colour is pretty hard to find in colour extensions. Hmm.

One of my qualms was that red hair extension would be a bitch to dress up for, and that I'd have to abandon colours. Not so, fortunately :)

I wear tons of purple, bluish, green, pinks, and black, shouldn't be a problem for me.

Giant chunks of crazy colour, sounds good, no?

The Engagement

2008-11-05T23:37:00.007+08:00

Fun week!

Outfit:

In traditional Malay garb!
I quite like. Mum should be feeling proud that I willingly let myself into a baju kurung on a day that's not Hari Raya-based, hah.

And pretty bouncy curls that took an entire night+morning to recreate.
No more curls, more on that in the next post.

On our way, rushing with flowers in hand.

The Girls surrounding the gorgeous girl in champagne :)

I be lookin' crraaaazy! But I like.

Out.

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I'm addicted to that new Britney Spears song! Womanizer woman woman womanizer.

Well done America, you Barack-ed the vote indeed :)

New Layout!

2008-10-29T20:26:00.004+08:00

Cheeecck it out, new banner header! *points up excitedly*

I'm suppose to be starting on at least one of two major assignments but I ~~was lazy~~ ~~didn't want to do it~~ ~~procrastinated~~ ~~got~~ decided to rest and play around blogger for a while.

I never knew such a feature existed! You can do up a foolproof layout by toggling a few things here and there. I heart blogger.

Ok back to work for real. Maybe just a very rough outline. Veerrry rough.

OOTD: Vintage Bib-Front Dress

2008-10-26T15:45:00.005+08:00

OOTD: Outfit of the Day.

Pretty perm almost gone, my flat hair is back. I'm giving the perm another week to live and then off to the hairdresser for me. Quite excited :).

Flea market outfit! Nothing caught my fancy, believe it.

I did see a couple of tshirts that I like, but I didn't like the shirt the design was printed on. You know, the thick cotton round neck tees that remind you of secondary school camp tees.

I'm so hungry. What I'd give for some cheese fries.

Flea Fly Flo Fun

2008-10-24T23:49:00.003+08:00

Told ya I'd post.

[Link]

It's been a while since I last went to a crappy flea market. Heard this one's not so crappy so I shall give it another go. I shall remember to take photos and junk like that.

Night.

Its..... supercalifragilisticexpialidochos!

2008-10-24T22:10:00.003+08:00

I know, I know, it's like I died and my ghost can't even be bothered to continue my life.

In short, school+love and involvement of another interest+general absence of inspiration+how snobbish I felt I became because of this blog (and from reading other equally snobbish blogs) = what was thought to be the end of this monologue. But renewed interest and a kick in the hiney has prompted me to return.

Oh, and in quoting, uh, someone not famous, "Respect all styleeezzzzzz." Word. Haha.

I was in fact thinking of starting afresh altogether, move to a new blog with a cooler and less supercilious name, but true to my short attention span (and laziness), I abandoned the idea.

I'll be back with a goddess full of folly entries sooner than you can say with great celerity supercalifragilisticexpialidochos. By the way, I rocking can, Mary Poppins was my tween-age fascination.

Love.

Ratchada-Lat Phrao Night Market

2008-08-23T18:07:00.007+08:00

My number 1 highlight of the trip was this treasure trove of a weekend night market.

1. Thai youth dominated, awesome. Barely any foreigners, except the occasional white dude. And us, but we can pass off as Thai so.

2. Wonderful vintage galore! And plenty of new stuff also.

3. Cheap. At the legendary Jatujak Weekend Market one vintage dress = 500 THB. Ratchada Night Market = 150-250 THB. Bargain bargain bargain, 110 THB. That's about SGD$5/USD$3 to you. I don't even mean the ratty raggy funky-smelling vintage, I'm referring to brand new vintage.

1. Dim lighting or none at all. One of my cheap tees had a teeny tiny hole. If you're really anal, bring a torchlight.

2. Apparently only opened on Saturdays.

3. Getting there is quite tricky. Because of the many night markets in Bangkok, even taking a cab won't guarantee you'll get to this particular one. Sure-fire way to reach, take the subway, known there as MRT (confusing I know). Alight at Ratchadaphisek station, get out at Exit 2. When you emerge, you'll see nothing but buildings, chill. Turn left, walk straight ahead for less than 10 minutes. You know you've reached when you start seeing a line of parked vintage Volkswagens.

I should probably take photos of what I got instead, but urrrgggghh laaaaazzzzzzy i haaaavvveee beettteeerrr thhhiinngggsss tooo doooo bye.

Jellies

2008-08-23T16:57:00.004+08:00

Just when we're dying to yank off gladiators off the next pair of guilty feet and burn them in front of its sobbing owners, the jellies makes a return appearance.

Orthopedic shoes jellies! These are cute.

I actually miss my jelly slip-ons. Mine are broken.

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Back. 7 days is not enough. We got stalked, but all in fun for two girl travellers right? Haha haa hmm *swallows throat uncomfortably*

Friend: How's your first day!
Me: !@#$agggasoankss I didn't go. Overslept.
Friend: That is soooo YOU.

Just to get into the mood of things...

2008-08-13T11:53:00.005+08:00

This is boboniaa and she lives in Bangkok.

Oh yeah, can you say supercharged?!

A couple more hours to go and it's hello to the Land of smiles, pretty ladyboys and mango sticky rice!

My attitude towards packing has been nothing but flippant - I'd rather blog ;p. Can always get supplies there what.

Till next week!

Simply Natural's Mineral: Swatches

2008-08-05T15:56:00.005+08:00

Back to make-up HAAA.

Makeup of the moment: mineral makeup.

They have very minimal ingredients so it's supposed to be good for the skin, environmentally friendly, they come in all crazy array of colours, and they are so so cheap.

Essentially they're coloured powders with multiple functions, most commonly used as eyeshadow, they can also be packed on the lips, brushed across cheeks, body shimmer, nail colour etc etc.

What can I say, I love them. These are from Simply Natural's, and they give entire FULL 5g jars, not sample sizes.

Pretty pretty. My first purchase I only got Jessy Black, Butterscotch, Egypt and Primrose. I liked them so much I ordered the rest.

Descriptions!
Primrose: I would call this glitter with pink and gold shimmers. Had to pack on a lot to get a pink shade.
Rose: Primrose with actual colour. This has more pigments and wearable on the eyes.
Butterscotch: Fave of the lot. This is a basic neutral everyday colour. I put this on the entire lid, line eyes, mascara and I'm ready to get out.
Bittersweet: It's under the Orange category from the website, but it comes off pinkish corally.
Midnight Blue: Intense Navy Blue, loves it.
Blue-Bell: Very pretty in the jar, but comes off sheer. Baby blue basically.
Egypt: Green with blue shimmer hilights. Unfortunately I had to pack a lot of this on to get the nice colour out.
Gem: A much better Egypt. More pigmented and a nice deep green colour, another love.
Purple Grape: Flat purple. Loves it again.
Wine: A very nice purplish raspberry colour. Matte. Very very pigmented, I washed the colours off my hands and this one had the most vibrant stain.
Jessy Black: Black with low shimmers, nice subtle change from the usual flat mattes.

Swatches!

From L to R: Bittersweet, Gem, Egypt, Midnight Blue, Blue-Bell, Purple Grape, Wine, Rose

Swatches with Flash (more true to actual colour)

Swatches of Jessy Black, Butterscotch and Primrose.

Downsides: On the eyes they crease like mad, so a good eyeshadow base is essential.
Too Faced Shadow Insurance, Urban Decay Primer Potion, MAC Paint Pots should do the trick.

They are also very very messy, so be sure to get these sifter things. It will control the amount of product that comes out and prevent spillage.

If you can't get your hands on these, cover your vanity space with a piece of tissue prior to working with them.

Because Simply Natural's gave such full jars, they are bound to spill and spill they did.
This happened in the process of fixing sifters onto the jars.

Though admittedly I did sprinkle a little pink to make the tissue look prettier heh.

Anyway my spending has officially stopped, because I'm going to blow it all off on my holiday trip next week, and then I'm starting school so imma be so poor again. I'm going on holiday HAPPY EXCITED !@@##$%

It's 4 already?! I gotta get ready! Ciao!

Not that kind of ring but still.

2008-08-05T15:28:00.004+08:00

BACK.

A midnight chat with a girlfriend who's getting engaged/married soon (hello i am your bridesmaid/door reception bitch :p ) reminded me of these photos I took a long while ago of my recently-hauled rings.

With the exception of the last finger, bestie went nuts for me for the other rings at Topshop.
My diamante nails rock :)

Name rings!
Madonna's bling "M-Dolla" ring was waaaay out of my league so I'll settle cutesy kitschy ones.

Speaking of which... *thinks up a super cool hip hop name*

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Life's extremities leaves one girl wandering in the middle of nowhere, with tens of missed calls and messages. It was oddly satisfying.

Heatherette for MAC: Smooth Harmony

2008-07-16T23:29:00.004+08:00

Ooook then. Heatherette! Made a reservation for the Beauty Powder. I wanted Alpha Girl which was a pink flushy type of colour, but somehow that one will not make it to our shores. So I stuck with Smooth Harmony - a bronzey semi-matte colour, although I was pretty sure it was going to blend right into my skintone.

Yep, sucker for packaging, right here.

Can you blame me now?! Sooo sexy! Hot pink with holographic thingies. These are printed right into the plastic, not even stickers!

The uber cool box with sketches of Heatherette's founders.
And look, mirror, hello? Perfection.

By the way, as a bronzer it pretty much disappeared but surprisingly as a blusher, AWESOME. I looked so corally glowy.

I'm still contemplating whether to get the lipsticks. I only like one colour, and that colour looks veerrry similar to the one I got from the MAC Fafi collection. Hmmhmm.

Anyway, I feel like getting me some Heatherette. *Off to karmaloop.com*

NYX Round Lipsticks

2008-07-13T13:51:00.005+08:00

Hello to the couple of strayers who have stumbled upon my blog through google searches of "pink elephants" and "metallic tights"!

Annnyywaaay. So I was having a bit of a problem with photoshop BUT then today I realised "heeeey why not I just take smaller resolutioned photos?" YES, double duh to the max.

I guess I'll post swatches. I've been buying an alarming amount of make-up recently. You see, I wanted to save money in not buying clothes but knowing my knack for wanting to spend, I figured that hey make-up's cheaper! and I believe it has turned into an addiction.

As promised, NYX round lipstick swatches! They kicked off my little sprees but these are the fabulousness. I got these for only USD$0.99 per tube cherryculture.com! Prices have gone up to $2 per tube, pity.

Let's see, I ordered 7 with alternates and it came back with only four miserable tubes.

Celene: Beige with chunks of goldish shimmers.
Circe: The most perfect nude I've ever seen.
Need lipliner with this though it's so creamy.
Georgia: Very pretty pink-coral. My favourite.
Rose: Hot pink-red with subtle blue accents.

Without Flash
From Left: Celene, Circe, Georgia, Rose.

With Flash, same order.

Review: The lipsticks are verry creamy, very pigmented and so packed with colour. No funky cheap make-up smell, just a very faint apparently rose scent. Their lasting power is not bad also.
Con: Pretty packaging, but not very durable. I dropped Celene and the entire stick broke. Still usable though, just doesn't look nice.

And yesterday a package came in with my second cherryculture.com purchases! Third one making its way! HAHA!

Princessa Lipsticks, NYX Diamond Sparkle (ridiculously overpriced in Singapore), NYX Concealer in a jar, NYX Flat Top Brush (MAC 187 dupe!).

But hey, half of these are gifts for people. NYX for colleagues, and concealer for friend.

A photo of the top half of my vanity settop, simply because it looks preeeetttyy :)

But no worries, I have averted my attention back to wonderful wonderful clothes!
The cure: TOPSHOP SALE. I was there on its first day of secret saleness (thank you topshop insider!) Close to $100 gone in one shot at Topshop, never done that before and it feeeeeels so good!

That said however... MAC Heatherette collection is FINALLY launched! Ooopsies. I was going to get their beauty powders on Friday, but they were delayed in shipping. Poo.

I'm thirsty and I'm lemming for some bubble tea. Shall run out and see if I feel like another post when I come back!

Stalest Post EVER : Gladiator Sandals.

2008-07-03T20:31:00.006+08:00

Today I am upset because

1) I bought a lousy drugstore house brand hair straightener and IT SUCKS ASS. It's sole intention was to curl hair (I know right, but search it on youtube!) and it's cheaper than a hair curler itself hence. It's hopeless as a straightener also so I don't know what to do with it.

2) of the things I do for others which leaves me looking impatient, pesky and silly.

So to counter these I:

1) Ordered more cheap makeup online. Pictures and reviews of haul #1 soon!

2) Am ordering shoes online. Not that I think it will, but if the US dollar would depreciate further I'd be ecstatic.

So many gladiator sandals are on sale! Yaaay for it being passe and corny and yaaaay for me not to care! These are from GoJane.com.

Hot pink, need I say more?

One tip though, sandals with straps that will go above your ankles will cut your legs, so if you have short legs, avoid them. Best to get those with a slight wedge. Or you know, a full heel, whatevs.

For some reason I call these Jesus sandals, must've seen it in some movie.

I initially thought these look trying-too-hard-ish, but upon close-up and bigger view, I actually think these might look quite hot.

These were not the ones I purchase, but I'm a true believer of things getting jinxed. You have no idea the suicidal feeling of waiting and anticipating for days only to be told that your item is OOS.

Couture! Yay! Soon-to-be-made post.

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By the way, holiday status = pending. pending. PENDING. FREAKING PENDING. I kinda proclaimed that I can go by myself, sort of like a bridging into independence and *ahem* womanhood kinda thing, but I am sissy enough to say I'm not ready!

Damn! I've not showered and America's Next Top Model is on soon! Ciao!

Of White Tights and the Missing Red One

2008-06-21T18:00:00.007+08:00

I promised myself I'd go all out and post a few things that I thought about but let's see. Woke up at noon, lazed around, stepped out of the house for a moment to look for DIY stuff (more on that in later posts).

Sooo annnyyywaaaay. I've had my eye on white stockings, but they always go out of stock so fast.

Another thing to envy: the tuxedo shoes! Darn my no-money-ness-ity.

News flash I am ass broke.
In not splurging on clothes I made up for it buying make-up that accumulated to a lot :(

I'll probably get the baby pink ones if I stilll can't get my mittens on the white.

What happened to my red stockings?! *pulls apart wardrobe*

[Fab photos from FaceHunter]

***

Lord of the Rings marathon on the tube later on I am soo excited. Only movie that will ever fangirl me up all over hot elves and takehometomummy hobbits. Which explains why I've cooped myself at home for the weekend. Ciao.

Pattern Pandemonium

2008-06-14T17:38:00.004+08:00

I'm sooo upset right now because I can't seem to download Photoshop. I have officially stopped photographing simply because I can't upload them onto my laptop. Upset.

Rants aside, I didn't realise how far I've been gone from blogging until I looked at my last post which was almost 2 weeks ago.

I miss patterns.

[photo credit: foto_decadent]

Fantastic shots and the chaotic arrangement is inspiring.

Those hand-painted tattoos makes me want to draw up random sketchings on my stockings - something I saw from someone's blog a looonng while ago (can't remember which, uber sorry). But then again, my relationship with DIY has never been smooth.

***

Off to watch Kung Fu Panda now! Yaaay I like Pixar/Dreamworks movies! I actually mistook the name for "Panda-monium", because of some mag article title, so imagine my friends' perplexed faces.

Dizzy is Threadless Sale!

2008-06-03T22:08:00.004+08:00

I've become so lazy to blog! I have ideas in my head but I'm always too tired to put it on a post. Plus, I'm trying to make it a habit to switch off the com and get to bed by 11pm, so that leaves me little time to construct posts.

But this was too awesome and pretty effortless, so... THREADLESS SALE!!!

I'm realllllllyyy trying darn hard to resist because I just impose a strict shopping diet on account of my online blowouts and the Topshop sale. and the sales from here and there everywhere, Great Singapore Sale wheee!

I wanna I wanna I wanna!

Kitty Tees

2008-05-26T22:06:00.005+08:00

Oh yea, I got a flu jab today! Needles don't scare me that much anymore!

Why is it that I can't find any of these cat tees around?!

Curses we don't have a thrift shop culture here.

Facehunter Rocks.

This by the way, is a great great photo. She has this soft focusing about her that's perfect for the backdrop. Click to enlarge.

And I love her haircut. I think it's the heat that's making boy cuts so appealing.

***

1) I got the shock of my life when my iPod froze and wouldn't turn on. Thank goodness for Apple's online support.

2) I was going to transfer a bunch of images from my camera that I could post of, until I realise I haven't downloaded Photoshop yet. How am I suppose to re-size and crop my images? Frustrating.

Technology sucks, can we stick to like, magic or something?

Get-Away Styles #1

2008-05-26T13:05:00.009+08:00

How can I NOT think of holidays?!

According to GAP's designer, Patrick Robinson, these are the must-haves in your luggage.

1) Maxi dress

2) Classic shirt

I love these button shirts for shopping trips because they're easy to change out of and into.

Only one thing though, I have yet to find one that does not require ironing -__-.

3) Floral print Cami

4) Cargo ShortsGAP said they have a slim as opposed to a bulky fit. Really? Hmmm.

And throw in your swimmies, a weekender's tote, lightweight scarf for chilly nights and flip flops.

Heads up, a lot of online sites are having swimsuit sales! My bestie and I splurged on them for our confirmed yet not confirmed holiday trip. Can't wait for them to arrive *rubs palms together*.

I have about one and a half more months to make my plans concrete! When I told my friends I get only 2 reactions: sceptical ones and enthusiastic I-wanna-tag-along ones. For now the sceptical ones are reaaalllyyy beginning to prove their point -__-.

A little bit of Gingham on my Swimmies

2008-05-20T20:21:00.005+08:00

Long story short, laptop was sent for servicing, fully re-formatted, now in the process of uploading things - mostly iPod matters, so troublesome tsk.

Recently I've been having quite silly little arguments with my parents, mostly over the issue of surviving versus living. No duh which I was strongly advocating.

Tsks the generation gap.

Anyway remotely relating and because of the unbelievably humid + hot weather nowadays, I really like these retro gingham swimsuits from ever-faithful UrbanOutfitters.

Plaid is getting a little tiresome, but I still like them on swimsuits :)

*LIVING!*

***

I am so bored of work! I mean I'm kept very busy and all, but it's very dreary! I don't know how people can stand working in one place for 10 years unless they're their own boss.

And the most awesomest dinner with my girls, it's been a while since ALL of us could make it :)

2008-05-09T23:43:00.003+08:00

Yes alive! I've been indulging in new hobbies like watching funny Korean variety shows on my iPod and crystalling as well as old ones i.e. movies and shopping.

Anyway, I'm a few trends too late, but I want animal print stuff. Not like animal skin print, but like real animal prints. Something akin to this:

[Source]

I really like this top, I shall hunt for a similar looking one when I go shopping.

By the way, have you gotten something for your mother for Mumsy's Day? Cause I haven't and I'm all out of gift ideas!

My next Threadless?

2008-04-30T22:30:00.000+08:00

I was browsing favourite tshirt haunt Threadless and now I want this!

Wolf being all David Bowie-ish!

And I wish I was as any good in sewing as she is:

It looks even better as a skirt.

The Ugly Vintage Sweater

2008-04-26T00:15:00.004+08:00

The song was: Mercy - Duffy.

The supposed other Amy Winehouse with Aretha Franklin influences. Despite that, I like how she does not come across gimmicky.

The mood was: APATHETIC.

My solution for days that I don't care about would be to open my lookbook folder and eeny-meenie-mynie-moe-d one look while praying it's some crappy black dress, and then attempt to re-create it the next day.

This time it landed on this.

Betsey Johnson FW '08

The reason why this was in my lookbook folder at all was because I've been looking for anything with gun motifs, and since I can't find any, I intend to keep any photos I come across that reminisce of it.

So let's see, what do I have that can constitute as an ugly vintage sweater?

The inclination was:

Purple vintage blouse, black tank top, striped pencil skirt, giant white hoops, green pumps (no duh which are obviously unseen).

Mom's sweater blouse with a missing button.

Whoops, head and butt cut off. My usual photographer refused to be interrupted from her dramas.

Break it down now, yeaaah yeaaah yeaaah.

Hello Kitty + Dior

2008-04-24T00:15:00.003+08:00

So annoying, I have been scanning stuff since just now. Blasted primitive scanner technology of mine. And Blogger won't let me upload images somehow.

So I'll just feed you with this little bit of news.

Hello Kitty is going to model in Dior with John Galliano. Fashionologie expressed their horror, but I like my doses of Hello Kitty now and then. Besides it's only a fashion spread restricted in the confines of June 2008's Vogue Nippon.

I'm just thankful it's not an entire runways of Hello Kitty-s. Which, come to think of it, may just be Mr Galliano's next venture.

*shudders*

I pray not; John Galliano's couture shows are the only ones I routinely look forward to and I know I'll always be blown away.

My Lomo Obsession

2008-04-19T16:35:00.009+08:00

With regards to the lomography post, of course digital photos can be manipulated thanks (or no thanks) to Photoshop.

Obsession: Vanity and Lipsticks.
Chanel so delicious but so un-affordable.
Found an alternative for the shade I wanted though, yay-ness.

Obsession: Luggage.
Ok this is too tiny to be considered luggage, but I love it's vintage-ery.
Holiday, holiday, holiday.

Obsession: ... Goofing off?
I miss my goofy friends so.

But hey, what's the fun in not being able to lug around a big camera?

My brother's flying off to Thailand for 3 weeks for National Service tonight!
Off to send him off! Bye! Off.

Random Midnight Shopping

2008-04-19T14:49:00.006+08:00

I was over at Mustafa Centre last night for some nowhere-else-opens-24h midnight browsing.

Adorable quirky evening clutches!

The bundle I was sooooo tempted to get.

I didn't, because I knew they'd be for unnecessary home decoration only, since I already have one for such a purpose -___-.

Big bags I still love :)

I also chanced upon these suits for boys!
I'd totally force my spawn to wear these everywhere.

Lomo Cams

2008-04-13T22:23:00.005+08:00

It's a few days till the Songkran festival in Thailand and I can't believe I'm missing it. Just a few months ago my friends and I were seriously planning to make the trip, that is until we all got jobs [or stopped contacting me altogether *rolls eyes*].

I want to get a lomography camera, so I can have artsy, unpredictable, blurry [hence better-looking me] to scrapbook holiday trips.

I see a lot of stupid silly people who buy these manual analog babies just because of the hype and eventually sell them off online probably because they can't be bothered to trudge down to certain photo shops to develop and such.

My heart is pretty much set on the basic Holga that can be easily modified to my liking once I get used to its most primary form, but I wish it came with an underwater casing. Then I bring it along when I go caving/snorkelling. The underwater version thus far would be the frogeye but it's not modifiable.

Pink holgas would be so cool though, too bad it doesn't come in the super basic version.
Anyway, t's really huge, I like :).

DSLR what?

Fisheye - can purchase the underwater casing from lomographyasia.com. The site is quite un-user friendly hence didn't do link-ups from there.
Nice site though.

I'm still researching on the Diana cam though.
It takes soft, dreamy photos I think.

Hmm hmm hmmm.

Wasn't this such a waste of your fashion-blog-post-expecting-time?! Anyway, I still don't understand why polaroid films are being discontinued. Boobooboobye.

[Lomo cams image credit: UrbanOutfitters]

Floral, electric green, deep burgundy red.

2008-04-12T21:27:00.004+08:00

The song was: Ooh La La - Goldfrapp

The mood was: having to nurse a fever, throat infection, severe cramps, stomachflu. And a funeral. Sombre, apathetic, and in need of mood lifters.

The inclination was:

I'll be back.

"Once upon a time..."

2008-04-01T22:35:00.002+08:00

[click picture to enlarge]

Swedish fashion in the likes of Filippa K and Nudie Jeans, what's not to love?

Night x_x

I really like Leather Jackets

2008-03-30T17:20:00.004+08:00

You know, I prefer my leather jackets only two ways: the classic biker, or the corny red Michael Jackson version - that's right, bling and all.

Marc by Marc Jacobs AW '08

It's gone soft, brilliant.
I'm very taken by it's silhoutte [or lack of it], adorable bubble sleeves and quirky collar.

Too bad I don't think I'll find a good-enough knock off.

Zouk Flea&Easy

2008-03-29T22:50:00.003+08:00

Zouk's Flea & Easy
Fashion Elite Edition
held in conjunction with Singapore Fashion Festival 2008

Sunday, 30.03.08
2-7pm
17 Jiak Kim Street

***

I need to figure out how to get on some sort of mailing list or something, I only found out late last night via email from one of the online shops that's going to be there.

Shame I'm so broke [boss too busy and forgot all about payday], because I was planning to get underwater toy cameras.

A flea market is a flea market is a freaking flea market. STOP glamorizing it. Tsks.

Life in Cartoon Motion

2008-03-29T22:30:00.004+08:00

I was a pissy little missy the past couple of days and I finally sobered up to wear non-black.

Purple/green V-neck, yellow skirt, black stockings, black maryjane pumps, wire aviators.

Skirt I forgot all about that I got from a flea market. The seller said it was vintage but then again at that point of time anything and everything was vintage.
I love it for it's muted neon - if that even makes sense.

The lens-less aviators were really fun to wear.

But it's about time I get lenses fixed into them.
My home glasses are missing and I'm wearing my going-out glasses instead.
I can't survive on only one pair of glasses.

Nikicio lets me have everything

2008-03-25T22:02:00.004+08:00

I did a double flip when Style Bubble featured Indonesia-based Nikicio.
Very simple reasons:

1) Maxi dresses with unconventional pocketing.
POCKETS!@#$%*%!

2) Blazers that I am absolutely smitten with.
I had a previous predicament whereby I couldn't decide between oversized or tailored.
BOTH, duh.

I don't even need to see this particular unusually cut blazer in its entirety to know I have to have it.

Just for the record, however:

I know I'm sold.

Red, Green and Dark Denim.

2008-03-25T21:22:00.004+08:00

All sorts of inspired.

The Sartorialist says she's Julie.
I say the green jacket, please and thank you.

Fucking cramps.
I don't understand why women subject themself to pink pills very month.

The Purple Satin Dress and the Green Pumps

2008-03-24T23:25:00.005+08:00

Bollocks, I see so many sprees for chiffon-y [or whatever the cheap chiffon is called] dresses and it pisses me off. Ah well, I'll stave off chiffon for a while.

Speaking of all things trend-whorish, wearing an all-satin ensemble is not hot. Satin is very last few seasons ago, hence donning solely satin [be it in dress form or two-piece] tends to come off fashion-victimish.

Grey knit hoodie sweater, purple satin dress, green heels, hoops.

Whoops.
Ah well, never said I followed my own advice.

But the purple is gorgeous, and it has pockets! POCKETS!

I know, I'm such a granny, but I love my pockets in my dresses.
Then I can keep loose change and stuff. Goodness, I am a granny!

Yeeaaah well, this granny rocks DIY hair colouring.
Honestly I think I'm becoming an expert hair colourer-errer.

Frugality teaches you so.

Mommy Clothes

2008-03-22T00:35:00.005+08:00

Black cardigan, vintage dress, gladiator sandals, white hoops.

The dress is a hand-me-down from my mom :)

It was much longer before I had it tailored - mid calf, like most dresses were 2 decades ago. My mom had more but she threw them all away, such a pity.

Thank goodness she missed one.

And yes, I do have other shoes besides my gladiator sandals, hmmmpph.

I love its print, subtle soft colours and the slightly raised neck.
Hoop earrings are forever.

Hmm. Maybe I should do a raid/steal-mom's-closet week or something.

**

I just came back from late-night driving! Driving is damn fun... when there're no cars on the road -_-.

I love that it feels like a Sunday today.
Hope you had a Good Friday.

Threadless Spring Cleaning Sale

2008-03-20T22:53:00.005+08:00

Still alive! I can't get myself to sleep early every night! So my everyday ensembles have barely been note-worthy. Dresses and black are heaven-sent.

Anyway, point of post: THREADLESS IS SPRING CLEANING!

I love my Threadless tees weird.

Like this:

If I like pretty t-shirts though, I'd probably get this:

I really wanted this shirt but my sizes were all sold out *pouts*
I know what I plan to get already, but I'm not gonna say what it is because it tends to jinx stuff, and I reallllyyy don't want it to sell out :s

I think I'm going to get my future tshirt fixes from Threadless. Which is not now unfortunately because I am on a strict no-shopping diet.

Seriously broke :( *come on paaaaaay*

***

My girlfriend and I are nuts, but we caught an impromptu Step Up 2 last night. A WORK night. But it was worth it. Watch it for the sick dance sequences, don't expect anything for its storyline, it's as cheesy as any other teen flick, which at least makes for a great mid-week movie.

Now besides the random need to break out in awkward retarded robot moves, I also want my technicolour sneakers. Like NOW. *Apple bottom jeeeeeeeenns, boots wit the furrrrr wit the furrrrrrr...*

***

Oh yay, tomorrow's a holiday. Happy Easter, good night.

Of Gladiator Sandals & Animal Prints

2008-03-15T23:22:00.007+08:00

Navy blue trenchcoat, chiffon dress, gladiator sandals.

LOVE.
I wore it for 3 days straight!
The last time I wore the same pair of shoes on consecutive days was when I was schooling and didn't bother [aka always late].

A few of you asked where I got them from: GoJane.
If you need sizing help, just drop a note :).

Should start showing my love for my other shoes though; heels come Monday!

Animal skin tshirt dress, white cardigan, gladiator sandals, red *Balenciaga-inspired* motorcycle bag.

I like my new dress! I predict a lot of wear from this.
Bought it from ebay, and it being vintage it's too long so I got it tailored to update it into a shorter length.
My tailor was very surprised at how much this and other dresses I brought in cost.

***

I drove and am freaked!

Brother: If I didn't feel like puking all the time, my heart would be in my mouth the entire ride. *hands patting heart to punctuate point*
Father: Slow down! Juction! Watch for cars! Ohhhhh goodness. Turn left! HERE!! Slow down!
Me: I wish this was auto, I wish this was auto - hey look! a fellow on-probation driver, HI! - I wish this was auto, I wish this was auto...

I'm in LOVE

2008-03-12T22:41:00.004+08:00

With SHOES!

Now I can drive AND wear pretty shoes?!!! Crazy wicked! *dances some more*

But I'm BROKE.

Resolution #1

2008-03-12T21:38:00.005+08:00

Resolution #1 : Driver's License

Status : RESOLUTIONISED, BABY! WOOOAOSJDJAOOWJ!!!!

It's extra significant because exactly a year ago I registered at the school. Never mind that I took waaaay longer than my other peers [hence spending much, much more], graduating the day I registered is pretty cool :)

Ribbed grey cardigan, purple striped babydoll type, bermudas, stockings.

Grey oversized top, white inner singlet, polka dot skirt, sandal wedges that I am super loving.

I passed! I passed I passed I passed *dances*

The Boyfriend Blazer

2008-03-08T23:41:00.002+08:00

I saw this boyfriend blazer on Urban Outfitters.

I'm torn between this US$30 boyfriend blazer, and the close to US$100 but more coveted tailored blazer.

A little depressed + worried + insane need to tell people I am a little depressed and worried.
Leaving it to fate.

I want to be a Fafinette

2008-03-06T23:42:00.000+08:00

The problem I have about MAC Cosmetics is that it's purely functional, it lives mainly to colour the face. Don't expect benefits like extraordinary oil control or having a moisturizing effect.

That said however, they do do some mean collaborations; most recently with Ah Mei and
now Fafi. Fafi is this cool french chick who does graffiti painting with brushes and has collaborated with the likes of adidas and Sony.

I looovee her graffiti characters that she affectionately calls Fafinettes, and I needed something new for my lips, for cherry tint is getting too old. So I got this.

Pretty pretty pretty packaging. It took a whole lot of self-control to not go nuts and get the Fafinette limited doll that does nothing but stand pretty by itself.
Fafi created characters for MAC by the wa; Eriko, Ermine and Monoka.

Prettier tube. I get the strangest feeling I'm going to be paying another visit pretty soon.

Thursday's a day from Friday

2008-03-06T21:48:00.004+08:00

The best thing about going to work and not being able to wear whatever you want, is that you're forced to plan outfits. I like :) That way I reaaaallly don't become lazy and wear the typical woke-up-late outfits to work, like I used to to school.

What would make work perfect is if I don't snack all the damn time. My colleagues dub me the vacuum because I eat everything they throw my way.

Anyway, today's outfit.

Chiffon bubble dress, black cardigan, white belt.

I don't like bubbling of the hem in my dresses/skirts, but I didn't want to waste the dress [it was on sale -_-]so I balanced it out by wearing a cardigan over and belting the waist to create a defined silhouette.

Which is why I think outerwear is such a great lifesaver piece to have. It transforms the outfit, be it to hide it or enhance the look. So I'm still thinking about investing in that tailored blazer; now that I'm trying to be independent and not get money from my parents, I've come to realise that penny pinching is a great ability [yes, I am considering it an ability] to have.

Went shopping yesterday, bought shoes and a dress in... brilliant purple *surprise, surprise*.

The most fantabulous navy blue platform sandal wedges that make me wobble when I walk in them. LOVE. I was going to wear them today but it was raining and I would risk a lot of things when it comes to fashion, but not toppling over face first in a downpour.

Hope it rains again tomorrow, I have a cold-day outfit planned already.

Monday... Pinks?

2008-03-03T23:07:00.006+08:00

Managed to squeeze in shopping time after work today. Well, not really, I was more accompanying equally shopping-crazy best friend so decided to try stuff myself.

I wear a whole lot of pinks/purples.

Dusty pink bejewelled tunic, black skirt,
pointy black flats [I kept wishing they were heels/silver snakeskin *pouts*].

I don't know if it's driven by some insane colour instinct, but I seem attracted to that colour pallete [spelling? :x]. When I try clothes, I don't even stray from the pinks/purples:

But the Preen for Topshop jacket feels lux. With it's heartstopping price tag, it'd better be.
Ah well, designer is still designer, even with a Topshop collaboration.

I also need a better camera. I'm thinking an upgrade to Canon or SLR.

[image credit: foto_decadent]
Pre-baby Christina Aguilera hopes your Monday was very pink and very gay as well.
I can't get over how flamboyantly fab this shoot was.

--
Nothing like an escaped terrorist to illicit excitement and buzz and a little bit of crazy paranoid fear. I'm just curious to know HOW. I think 5 days is too long a time to feed the public with "you'll know soon in time".
Anyway, a $1,000 reward is !@#$% considering this the largest manhunt ever.
Meanwhile beware of fashion-challenged limping people, ya'all.

One more Mag, then I'll Stop. For now.

2008-03-02T23:32:00.005+08:00

I know I should be getting to bed but my iPod hasn't been fully charged yet.

Annnyywaaay, I've been splurging on Japanese magazines a little too much recently.

I've gone through Vivi and JJ twice at least, and I can still get more out of them if I flip through now.

I was going to get Cancam [hey, at least the names are easy to remember -_-] based on recommendation from my friend, but its latest issue is all sold out.

So in frustration I got the Japanese issue of Seventeen instead because it had a free gift! I like free stuff. I don't really like the magazine itself; finished it in 30 minutes and was hardly impressionable.

And an issue of fave indie fashion mag Nylon. I can now purchase them with a discount, hoorah.

Mmmm, I love floral-infused tea.

Night! For real.

Short Outfit Post

2008-03-02T23:27:00.004+08:00

Weekend outfit post!

Purple tunic, black inner layer, white tailored bermudas, oversized balloon bag.

I really like my oversized bag. I tend to stuff a lot of junk inside.

Grey jersey gauchos, threadless tee, black cardigan, beanie.

My weekends used to be all about feeling a lot more glam, but now I much prefer being laidback, chips and all.

Night! *strives to be not-late for work tomorrow*

Strappy Sandal Heels

2008-03-01T13:37:00.004+08:00

What happened to frequent updates?!! I've been coming home late everyday because of late suppers with the Dad, dinners with my lovelies, and today I can't even sleep in because I had driving in the morning and my car stalled twice because I kept thinking about how tired I was and my test is in a week's time and I'm depressed. And I'm leaving the house again in about 30 minutes and I'm not even ready yet! Gosh.

I can't find nice shoes in stores anymore. Anyway, besides being on a constant lookout for candy-coloured pumps, I want these Steve Madden strappy sandal heels:

I'll try to blog later when I come back hopefully un-depressed and content.

Scarlet Red Stockings

2008-02-26T00:23:00.004+08:00

I had a little dilemma because I didn't really know what to do with my horrendously red stockings. Facehunter proved to be of some help yet again.

This would be the closest colour to my stockings, except a wee bit more scarlet.

I could work with something like this...

And I love, love, love this:

Dowdy secretary with secret life as a *theme music* superhero with a stylish oversized vintage bag that I must steal.

You know I was narrow minded enough to want to pair my red stockings with only black, because I thought that would make it pop without looking clownish.

But the above looks proved red-on-white does not equal Ronald Mcdonald's un-chic, and red-on-red surprisingly doesn't look overbearing. And red on red and white, looks fab.

I think I'm going to try low-key for the rest of my outfits, and then do a red stockings peekaboo.

I had milk tea with supper earlier on, how do I sleep now x_x. I'm watching the Academy Awards now, maybe that'll help?

[Image source: Facehunter]

Tshirts for Work

2008-02-24T20:47:00.003+08:00

Remember when I said to want to attempt wearing a tshirt to work and see if I can get away with it? Well.

Debbie Harry tshirt, white fleece cardigan, black satin skirt, nude pumps, red motorcycle bag, Japanese magazine Vivi :).

I kinda cheated. I wore a tshirt, but I formalised it with a cardigan and a black skirt. Whoops. But hey, at least I figured out a way to wear tshirts to work.

The skirt is new, by the way, and I loooove it. It is satin, has nice detailing on it, and has pockets! I love pockets.

And I'm thinking I'm a Japanese magazine convert. I don't understand a word in it [except for the occasional Engrish] but the amount of photos inside makes up for it.

Night, striving to start turning in earlier.

Red, White, and Youth Olympic Hosts!

2008-02-24T20:34:00.006+08:00

I'm sick! Again! Boo. My colleague's also down with something, don't know who infected who though :x.

Outfits! Oh yeah, YAY Singapore won the bid for the 2010 youth olympic games! COOL! In support of it, I was determined to wear mostly red. I know, how very patriotically uncool of me -__-.

Light pink Nafnaf top, green paisley print skirt, black cardigan, pointed black flats, red motorcycle bag.

Green blazer, striped dress, ballet flats, red motorcycle.

I even ordered red tights online which came a little too late but it's ok because it's so horrendously scarlet that I don't know what the hell to do with it.

I need more shoes.

Mary Jane my Pumps

2008-02-22T00:20:00.005+08:00

I've been extremely busy! Work + driving after work + mandatory meetups with people I must share my work stories with + uni application rush = no time for anything else! In fact I couldn't even clock in enough sleep :(

Meanwhile, I am obsessed with candy-coloured pumps! I'm absolutely enamoured by the shoe collection over at GoJane.

Next on my shoe list: Mary Jane pumps. I need to try them out at stores first though, straps don't look good on everyone (short and stumpy, helloooo.)

My absolute fave; baby pink double strap pumps:

I'm surprised that I like the baby pink, I'm usually more comfortable with brighter and deeper pinks.

By the way, I really like my work: seemingly mundane, but can be very engaging.
Can't wear jeans though. I'm going to push a little and wear a t-shirt tomorrow. I went crazy with tees a while ago and it's a pity if I leave them alone. Anyway, iIt's only my first week, I can afford mistakes.

Purple and Green

2008-02-17T22:26:00.004+08:00

I'm the worst daughter ever because I forgot my mom's birthday -___-||. Note to self: buy flowers and cake tomorrow to surprise her.

Anyway, for some reason I was struck with purple and green the past couple of days.

To total chillfest lunch with the girlfriends.

Baggy purple top with green singlet layering, white shorts.

Lazy Saturday out of not knowing what to do. I seriously wish I could pass the coming driving test, then we can venture more inaccessible places. Town is becoming so, so old for us.

Men's V-neck shirt, pencil skirt, orange heels with silver details, new Marni-inspired bag :).

It's been a while since I last wore heels out. I love my sneakers, but my feet needs some good ol' torturing once in a while.
Next on the shopping list: pink, red and green heels.
Or a little metallic purple or snakeskin blue can't hurt either. And one of those mary jane pumps.

My new rings.

My new pair of boots.

I start work tomorrow?! So soon?!
Egad. I have yet to apply for uni and I have less than a week!

No time no time no time.

Missing these times already.

The Week thus Far

2008-02-13T22:22:00.004+08:00

I was not lazy with the camera! Photos for the week thus far!

Job interview outfit + new haircut today!
I wanted heavier bangs but the hairdresser said then my hair will look flat or something :(.
By the way I start Monday T_T.

I like this candid shot of me being all girly.

I realise I have worn out my beret and beanies only once.
Sad, really. I should really try to utilise them more.

Creepy place to do a shoot. The lights exactly right above our spot decided to go on and off the moment we parked ourselves there.

Paddle POP! The ultimate childhood lolly ice-cream for me, and the chicken pox best friend.
Yes, the idea of chicken pox is so funny to me that I decided to draw angry red dots on her poxes [if that's the right word]. I'm sure she gets my humour.

We're planning to go on an infection tirade on Valentine's day tomorrow so that couples will be miserable. Yes, we are very bitter singles.

I need to get a nice full-length mirror and another wire basket storage thingy! IKEA!

I'm too lazy to flip through fashion week.

Ooooh and part of the day's shopping loot includes boots! I don't even care if I don't ever wear it out. Though I'm sure I will. Right? Yea of course I will. Hmm.

Happy Year of the Rat!

2008-02-11T17:05:00.000+08:00

The past 4 days have been crazy crazy crazy! Work was fun but it was tiring as hell. I've never known work to be as physically tiring as it had been the past weekend. Now I think of escaped animals when I hear crickets and random unidentified sounds.

And now I have tons to catch up on; steamboat, lunches and dinners, wakeboarding session, hair appointments, new dresses to tailor, planning study routes! Oh, and days of doing nothing but bitching with best friends, I miss them all!

Happy Chinese New Year!

[Credit: foto_decadent]

Bye! Off for shoot now! Will come back with more constructive posts!

Bringing Lazyback, yeeah.

2008-02-05T21:52:00.000+08:00

Whenever I go out, I'll tend to put some effort because I'm excited I'm not going out to work, and then add in a little extra effort to look slightly less glam. Like throwing in a comfy cardigan or wearing non-fussy flats.

You know, to reflect how my mood, which I've come to realise is always lazy. Ludicrous, I know, putting in extra effort to look lazy *rolls eyes*.

Anywaaayyy, I found lazy inspirations. Imagine that. I should probably find another word for lazy, it's getting way too repetitive. Meh, too lazy. Lazy lazy lazy.

I know her feet are covered by the copyright mark but I think you can tell she's wearing slippers. She managed to pull off slippers with that dressed-up outfit. And strangely enough, I think she wouldn't have exuded that same effortless feel if she was wearing anything else BUT slippers.

I secretly think she's mocking slippers-abhorring stuck-ups.

Though I am still against pairing skinnies with slippers. Don't do that, please. It's just sloppy.

Soooo Angelina Jolie. Casual, laidback with a punch of posh with foolproof Chanel handbag and oversized glasses.

[Image Credit: MCC]

Spring Cleaning!

2008-02-05T18:49:00.001+08:00

Anyway seeing as how everyone's in a spring cleaning mood because of near-approaching Chinese New Year, I'll post some photos of the results of my own spring clean.

First stop to IKEA to buy junk for my junk. Bowls and plates and mugs for $0.90! *faints* Had to stop myself from buying a whole box of them just because they were cheap.

No more all-over-the-place jewelry. By jewelry I refer to only earrings and a watch I keep forgetting to have its batteries replaced.

Yay, my eyewear now has its own place to call home exclusively.

Another treasure I bought at IKEA, storage metal crates! I was planning to get nice cloth to cover it up, but I kinda like it in its naked charm.

I use them to store my other clothes which were left on the sofa, so now I have an entire wardrobe PLUS the metal crates as storage. The sofa is now outside, ready to be thrown out, which left my shoes exposed:

Eeeeeks, eyesore.
The other shoes that I wear more frequently are in the cabinet outside, by the way. I'm getting myself another set of metal crates to store these in.

Apart from the shoe mess, I still feel like something's not complete in my room. Hmmm. I shall fuss about it soon.

Ooooh! I threw out a whole year's worth of lecture notes! Wooo!

I miss flea markets.

***

Harry Potter Madness

I just finished reading the last book and I'm in awe.
If you have not read the books, PLEASE DO. And do not pass it off by saying you can just watch the movie because it is absolutely not the same feel! I feel genuinely sad for people who refuses to read the book.
Besides the new director and Dumbledore who took over don't seem to understand the book. I kept complaining about the movie weeks after watching it because I was truly disappointed.

Spoiler ahead, don't read if you have not read the book [shame on you].

I can't believe Snape was one of the good guys! And I can't believe he had to die! And Dobby! Poor sweet Dobby, dead! The ending was fuzzy-ingly warm and nice, though I was really expecting Harry and Voldemort to die together.
When Harry called his son Albus Severus, I clutched my heart! I'm such a sissy!
Too many moments! I love.

Can't believe Deathly Hallows is the last of the series. Well, at least Harry's not dead, maybe JK Rowling will pick up from there.

Rag & Bone Fall 2008

2008-02-04T16:27:00.000+08:00

It's Fall season? So soon?

Anyway, one of the labels I always look forward to, Rag & Bone.

They dictate blazers and vests are making a comeback. Make it look this season by pairing them with tailored bermudas and sheer stockings.

I'm actually bored at home. Shall go make spaghetti or something.

Be a ScholarFlip

2008-02-03T20:39:00.000+08:00

Before I forget and hate myself for it later on

Oh yea and it has something to do with scholarships so I can empathise, bla bla. I think it's only open to those in America.

Flip.com, a unique Web site that encourages teens to create "electronic scrapbooks," has created a contest where teens can enter to win a $5,000 scholarship to be used toward their education.

So... Go be the next scholarflip! Basically you create and submit a flipbook that showcases your interest in music to animals to sports.

I like this Flipbook!

I think I'm going to set myself a nice flipbook soon actually, looks kinda fun. After I finish my book of course. I'm such a sissy, I almost cried!

P.S. I absolutely had to post this because 1) the email doesn't involve marketing of some jewelry a celebrity apparently wore and 2) it was personally addressed to me AND my blog specifically as opposed to the others I get that are very obviously mass-emailed. Emails like that usually always get featured :)
P.S.S. Great PR, I'm very impressed.
P.S.S. I don't really know how to use P.S.'s

So WAYW today, SG?

2008-02-03T14:18:00.001+08:00

Seeing as how today is the first full day I'm at home completely free, I went about reading all my favourite fashion blogs. Fashion Nation featured a local street fashion feature site that I never knew about and I am loving it.

[Image credit: wayw.sg]

Awesome photography + banging styles = a very inspired blogger.

All this while I kept pronouncing 'wayw' as 'wheywa' in speech and it took me a while to figure out wayw refers to What are You Wearing. It's a lazy Sunday and I'm hungry, don't judge me, hmmpph.

Technicolour Sneakers

2008-02-03T13:10:00.000+08:00

Un-emofied, thank goodness!

Recently I've been witnessing the technicolour plague.

First there were the skinny jeans that would look prettier in the wardrobe if you buy a whole array of them and hung them together, then there were mineral make-up pigment powder that you can use for apparently everything, and then the dresses with rainbow stripes and artsy-fartsy patterns.

Then there were the sneakers. The bright neon splashed sneakers have a more retro old-school era to it.

[Source: UrbanOutfitters]

They look like clowns threw up all over them and I am strangely attracted to them.

Is it a little foolish to buy boots for only one occasion?

What Do I Do Now?

2008-02-02T21:38:00.000+08:00

I just spent the past two hours cleaning up my room! I am amazed at the amount of space it has now.

I went for a job interview last Wednesday and had another one this afternoon. I know, my earnestness surprises me even. I'm currently looking for non-permanent jobs, just some work to do to tide me over the break before I step into University *crosses fingers*.

Which brings me to the purpose of this post. Bear with me for a little while, I just need another outlet to sort my thoughts/life out.

I'm admittedly a little lost when it comes to what I want to do and the courses to take. I sort of made up my mind to go overseas, but now a part of me wants to stay here in Singapore as well.

I'm geared towards advertising and writing, but even then I'm unsure which, and will I like doing it full-time?

I thought designing was an area worth pursuing since I was in Year 2 of my studies, and based on the grades that I had for creative modules, I was more than sure it was for me. Then I tried it full-time and found [disappointedly] that it was not my thing after all.

So I'm back to square one. Where do I go? What do I do? How much money will I [more like my parents] have to invest further? I think some of my other course mates are facing the same predicament as I am right now too, based on my conversations with them.

So let's make it easier. Do what you love. Let's talk about this thing called 'Passion'. I have a love-hate relationship with this 'Passion'. Hell, if it's that easy then we wouldn't have miserable people in the world then, would we?

My most obvious passion is with fashion. I want to buy it, analyse it, decide for it, style it, WRITE about it. I want to start as a fashion journalist, moonlight as a stylist and end up chief editor of my own cutting-edge online magazine, and retire a millionaire.

This probably explains my intense hunger to just do something. Since my break period is a mere 2 to 3 months only, what I could do that could prove helpful [like another internship] is very limited.

So now I'm helping out a fellow friend who wants to explore fashion photography and I'm hoping to secure a retail job for now. And of course, more fashion-related posts I hope. So anyone who wants a hungry freelance fashion writer please approach!

Regarding getting a degree in fashion management or the like, I probably have to draft up a lengthy, super convincing speech about why it isn't a folly decision to my parents who will be horribly aghast at the mere mention of it. I think I'd also feel more secure continuing to a mass communication degree, or even one in journalism. But then again, who knows how I'm going to decide later on *shrugs*.

Then there is that other passion. I tried pursuing it, but things didn't always seem to go my way :s. We'll see how.

Trust me, this is rare. I think it's the period talking.

If you read this far, here's a photo.

Does a moody, spaced-out, looking-out-because-I'm-deep-in-thought Lazareanu shoot seem too cliche?

MAC Me Over

2008-01-31T23:07:00.000+08:00

Ok not a particularly fashionable post, just a review of some new cosmetics I indulged in. Now when it comes to cosmetics, well, I just use whatever brand's my mom's using. In fact sometimes I even use her mascaras and eyeliners.

I've been using my Body Shop foundation for close to 2 years now and I decided I need a change.

So I got MAC Studio Fix, since a lot of people seem to recommend it.

No big deal to me, the one notable thing about it is that it comes in a wide array of shades so there's no problem in finding a shade that's most suitable. In terms of oil control, well, my cheapo $5 pressed powder does a better job.

I definitely prefer it to Body Shop though, which is why I'm sticking to it for now.

I like the concealor. It's quite light and doesn't cover as well as I'd like, but it does make my eye makeup stick like glue which means no creases, yay.

Ooh, I tried L.A.M.B fragrance as well! The scent is OK but I super love the bottle design.

And come on, even if it smells like crap I want it because I'm an impressionable young person and I want everything Gwen Stefani endorses! Oh, Oh, she's pregnant as well, hooorraaaaah!

Anyone, pretty please, as an early birthday present/from that time you owe me for that thing? :D :D :D?

Here I am

2008-01-31T21:56:00.000+08:00

While every hot-blooded young person I know out there let their hair down and party away at hip spots in the likes of Zouk, I party at... the Night Safari. -___-

Anyway, photos. I'll try harder to be less lazy and whip my camera out more often.

Yeaaaaaaa I finally got the book.

Till the next proper fashionable post, enjoy your midnight frothy iced milk tea :)

Meow meow

2008-01-28T00:29:00.000+08:00

Hello.

Sha is currently getting her life back on track, having crazy fun, running all over the place but still feels like she's gradually gloriously rotting, and basically doing whatever the hell she wants.

She promises she'll be back with constant updates and the next post should have personal photos, yay.

Meanwhile, enjoy this picture that she's infatuated with.

It reminds her of two things she's in love with/looking forward to :)

Love,
Sha's Personal Assistant,
The Harlot Cat

P.S. Apparently she's broke shopping+pigging out and "didn't have enough" to get Salmon Pepper lunch for me. !@#$%. I'm so pissing all over her new wares.

[Image credit: foto_decadent]

Imitating a not-high Fashion

2008-01-23T22:29:00.000+08:00

Yea I know, I disappeared for a while!

Anyway. This is a Billabong hoodie sweater.

And then there's this one from Forever21.

Hmmm.

Anyway.

1) 2 more days!

2) I am resigned to my fate -__-

3) 2 more days! Heeellllll yeeeaaaaahhh!

More consistent updates soon enough!

More of this a week from now.

2008-01-17T22:39:00.000+08:00

Who the hell wears shades indoors?!?

ME :)
'Cause I love my pretty dress so.

And 2 new beanies, yeeeeaaaa.

6 more days, baby!

Bowls for my Junk

2008-01-14T22:19:00.000+08:00

My study table turn dressing table is extremely messy and I've finally began feeling irritated by it. So I'm going to do something about it [Mom: *rejoices*].

I'm unsure how to plan it out proper yet, but I do know I want bowls to contain all the mess in. I tried jewellery boxes, but that failed miserably because I'm too darn lazy to store them in the right compartments.

I've narrowed bowl decorative ideas down to these 3.

1) Graphic bowls.

Straight forward, just get bowls in differing designs.

2) Get bowls from the same series.

Bowls from the same line like these Confetti bowls look fun and put-together.
These confetti bowls are made from recycled plastic too, yay.

3) Get plain bowls from dullsville and arrange them on a funky tray.

Fuss-free white bowl on...

This one seems to appeal more to me because plain bowls are cheap, and a pretty tray/plate keeps them in line while spicing it up.

[Image credit: UrbanOutfitters]

Nine. Days. Left. To. Breathing.

Not a fashionable post

2008-01-11T22:18:00.000+08:00

This is going to be a barely fashionable post because I honestly don't know what to write about.

I'm only blogging because I'm a happy bunny. It's Friday, hello! This week has been one of madness, having to stay back for work - except for today, whoopee!

So! Happy happy things!

1) 2 online shopping items came in the mail on the same day! One is a Debbie Harry shirt I got from Hot Topic, the other is my slouchy beanie from F21.

2) One more item coming in the mail within the next few days! If another item is coming in then I'm going to be super broke so I shall stop. For now.

3) Karaoke again, baby! Woooo.

4) Bubble tea was exceptionally yummy :)

5) 2 more freaking weeks left!

6) TGIF, need I say more?

The Robot and I

2008-01-06T20:20:00.000+08:00

I've not gone shopping in town on weekends for a long while now so has the service always been that horrible on a Saturday? Poo.

Anyway at least I did get some fab buys that even my mom is gushing over - and she usually hates the clothes I buy -___-.

Vogue Girl Korea studios the most gorgeous photoshoots ever. I especially love this particular set.

How is it that the giant robot does not steal one's attention away from the model and her clothes? Pure genius. Their other photoshoots are equally breathtaking.

Anyone know where I can get a copy of the magazine in Singapore? These would look more gorgeous on print.

Tomorrow's a Monday? Already?!

Skin my iPod Pretty

2008-01-03T22:13:00.000+08:00

Personally I like my iPod looking its original naked sleek black and reflective mirror surface form, but these are very cool-looking protective skins from GelaSkins.

Don't they all look so fabulously not-tacky?
That's because the skins are designed by real artists, nice.

MJ Created Something Not Entirely Impractical

2008-01-03T21:53:00.001+08:00

I crazy love this:It's from the LV Spring 08 collection and it is by far the only bag from LV since Marc Jacobs took its helm (note: spongebob squarepants lunchbox bag thing *shivers*) that I'm truly enamored by.

It has this quirky bubblegum pop feel but the vivid yellow offsets the pastel pink and green nicely, avoiding an otherwise cloyingly sweet silly bag.

My MOOLA has Arrived!

2008-01-03T20:57:00.000+08:00

Did not think this would happen, but it did:

My MOOLA has arrived!

Weird/freaky/superbly cool.

Thanks Nuffnang :).

Happy 2008!

2008-01-01T16:36:00.000+08:00

Happy New Year!

A lot of things accomplished in 2007, a lot of things yet to be accomplished in 2008.

Half of my resolutions are embarrassing, so I'll keep them to myself :)

Here's to more pretty dresses and fashion escapades.

Cheers.

Bestie back, much love *pinches cheeks*
Who wants kickass tom yam paste for home steamboat, seriously ask me.
I have tried and tested several, and I finally found the best.

FashionPhotog Pervsite

2007-12-29T22:27:00.000+08:00

*YAAWWWNNNN*

I have been slacking the whole day, alternating naps with mindless tv programmes. Nice :)

Anyway, because I'm feeling quite lazy to do a proper post, I'll just feature a really super cool pervsite. This is foto_decadent and it's a livejournal community where users post gorgeous fashion photography.

Reminds me much of Amy Winehouse.
I strangely think it's so sweet that she's becoming a wreck because she can't be with her husband. Not that I'm condemning... uh what was his crime again? Anyway just let him go already, I want Amy to live.

4 words, L-V Monogram Speedy.
New wallpaper, much? Delish.

The site is truly gorgeous, and I hope the contributors continue, uh, contributing.

Time for a nice movie.

Hot Topic Sale on Sale

2007-12-26T18:28:00.000+08:00

My Threadless tees are here! Well, not here here, they're in Singapore at least -__-.

Anywaaay just thought I'd let you in on a little sale.

Hot Topic is having a further 50% off the clearance rack, coolnessess.

The shoes are dirt cheap! Makes me think how much (or how little) the labour making the shoes are being paid :s Anyway, the shoes don't look like crap.

These vinyl totes are tres adorable.

Oh looky! Hello Kitty! For the sake of my own sanity I resisted getting it.

And then there were t-shirts, but of course.

I was tempted to go nuts but eventually I got only one Junk Food tshirt; Debbie Harry wins over David Bowie yeaaaaahhh :)

It's near new years but I'm broke! Eeeps.
What else do you do when you're still suffering from bouts of cough and a very runny nose despite getting so many days of rest + gallons of water + medicine + bitter chinese medicine brews? Help.

Merry Xmas Eve!

2007-12-24T21:58:00.000+08:00

HOLIDAY! CELEBRATE! WOO WOO YEEAAAAAAH!

Quick post because I have holiday beezynazz to attend to!

Love love love these hoodies from Forever21.

Hence concludes this I WANT HOODIES post.

CHEERS!

Smell like L.A.M.B.

2007-12-20T21:05:00.000+08:00

Have I not emphasized how much I love this woman?
Gwen Stefani's high fashion label L.A.M.B. finally has a fragrance line.

I'll probably drag my butt to the nearest fragrance counter to have a whiff.

Delicious-smeling or not, I still want it because, helllooo it's Gwen Stefani-approved and I am impressionable! Whee!

Yay, today's a public holiday. Curses because I am sick, mucus and all.
Blllleeeeaaarrrgh. Not ready for work :(

Rings are the new Hoops?

2007-12-16T16:25:00.000+08:00

When it comes to accessorising, well, I don't. The most I'll go is a pair of hoop earrings and I'm off.

But maybe I should be less lazy and get a ring. And since I'd still be lazy, I'll probably invest in one statement ring that I'd wear over again.

[Source: Urban Outfitters.]
I love the stripey details at the side, and the gemstone does not overwhelm.

Forever21 has some nice rings as well.

A modern-looking ring. When I see this ring I think 'art snobs' for some reason. Hmm.

I've always like the vintagey asian flavour jade/gold combo.

Another nice alternative to the atypical gemstone ring, a wooden one.

Go watch Golden Compass! The action sequences are amazing and I don't know why some people said it was draggy. The only thing that frustrates me was that there will be a sequel and no review I've read mentioned that. I hate it when movies have second parts. I like it a lot nonetheless.

Are there no bad movies anymore?!!!

I want to get designer bags, gimme my pay already!

Looking Toasty

2007-12-13T23:32:00.000+08:00

SICK :(

I thought I could get better by now, but apparently not. The weather has been so miserable and cold and the perfect brew for a flu.

Anyway, I just feel like wrapping layers of scarves and other winter-ish junk all over me right now.

These winter-ish accessory pieces from UrbanOutfitters look so darn, uh, thermally covetable.

Painter's beret, I have :) Minus the weird-looking sparkly thing.
I'll probably don this tomorrow.

Comfy loose beanie, I really like.

Based on past experiences with the headband this is so going to annoy me, but hey it's pretty, hence.

And then the scarves:

Aah, the hoodie scarf. Favourites rolled into one.

Weird thought, but I hope tomorrow's another cold day so I can dress myself toasty.

Bed now, the only reason I'm still awake is because I'm waiting for my iPod to recharge.

Very Short Post.

2007-12-09T19:55:00.000+08:00

Another fab flea market by FashBash.

15 DECEMBER 2007
at Bellini Room & Gallery Bar, St James Power Station
retail hours: 1pm to 7pm

I am in a fix and I feel very unsettled.

More Cool than Sexy: The Deep V Tee.

2007-12-08T15:22:00.000+08:00

I love these deep V neck tshirts from favourite online pervsite UrbanOutfitters.

I can't even decide which one I like best.

Cupcakes! Can't bake 'em, but at least I can wear them.

Cobras on electric blue? Cool.

Spiderwebs because spiders are gorgeous.

Sakura aka cherry blossoms are pretty.

Kissy kissy. A little pop art appeals anytime.
Speaking of pop, I finally bought January's issue of Nylon! It rocks that my workplace is near Ann Siang road, which is so far the only place I know that has Nylon.
I miss magazines.

In other news, I am screwed because my driving test is very very very near and I foolishly cancelled today's final lesson because I woke up late and tired. And then I found out a lot of the remaining dates and times are allocated to work. I'm screwed screwed screwed. Screwed.

Stylish Storage for Stylish Shoes

2007-12-08T15:03:00.000+08:00

I WANT THIS:

It comes in 3 easy colours.

White

Black

This time round conventional silver wins for me.

Freaking cool design marries practicality = sexy love.
Up to 30 shoes can be stored, and each shoe pocket are easily adjustable to fit all sorts of shoes including heels, flats, and sneakers.

But oh, the price.
It use to be $99 but now its $129.

I asked my mom and she went into this humongous super long lecture about the importance of frugality... and then about my having too many shoes... and then for having such a messy shoe section and then for having a messy room in whole... and then about my lack of resourcefulness.

And then I iPodded -___-.

You can get the Shoe Wheel here.

My last post was 5 days ago?! I hate it when I don't update.

Beautiful iPod Come Back!

2007-12-03T21:48:00.000+08:00

My beautiful iPod is now covered in a disgusting silicone casing.

I freaked out when I thought I found a scratch on it and there was absolutely no decent protective case suitable for an iPod Classic. Why the hell are there so many iPod nano casings but none for the iPod Classic?! Hello shouldn't the mere inclusion of "classic" mean something?!

So yes, desperate I got the ugly silicone cover that will at least protect it from scratches and such and now I feel like I'm holding an extra protective unsellable hot pink condom -___-.

I finally found some decent iPod cases from gerbera designs though.

Anyone out there who knows where I can get any kind of good casings in Singapore, do tell!
I know I could get them at iPod online, but you know, cheaper alternative, heh :).

I feel the desperate need to impress :( or at least be more useful.
I brought work home, I'm just hoping it'll turn out fruitful.

I also seriously need to curb my spending.

iCandy for the Asian Culture Enthusiast

2007-12-02T20:04:00.000+08:00

I realise I don't post that much about clothes anymore and was kinda hoping noone would notice, heh. Excuse: WORK *beams and wishes am getting away with it*

ANYWAY.

I really love these asian-inspired pieces from online boutique Asian iCandy.

Now I'm inspired to desperately yearn for a regional holiday. Take me to Thailand, China/Hong Kong, and Korea. And Japan, of course, everyone wants to go to Japan.

HOL-I-DAAAAAAYYY!

Sleep easier on gorgeous sheets

2007-12-02T17:29:00.000+08:00

Besides their clothes collection, I really enjoy looking through Urban Outfitter's apartment section.

This lantern is such a great home decorative piece to have.
I don't know how practical this could be but hey, great design wins anytime.

Just recently I was frustrated that I couldn't find the bedspread that matches my quilt cover. So I've had to live with a stripey rainbow bedspread and a modish swirly monochrome quilt cover. And now I've grown to really like the awkward clash.

I suppose when it comes to interior decor I'm just not anal about it. I've always thought a little mess and some personalised mis-coordination has plenty of charm.

Who's a happy bunny?!

2007-12-01T21:28:00.000+08:00

Me, me, me!!!

This week has been pretty laidback, the entire office is soo much more calmer and for the first time since I'm there, some of my colleagues are leaving earlier than me! Cool. Then I got stuff!

Perfect wayfarers that do not fall off my nose/rest on my cheeks!

I think I should really go and get the book now.

And bestest best of all...

*HEARTS*
Fina-freaking-ly.
It looks even better than I imagined.
I've just about uploaded my whole iTune playlist into it and I still have A LOT of space.

Now I'm just looking for a decent casing. It's ridiculous how tough they are to find online.

The Asian-ified Mullet

2007-11-28T22:11:00.000+08:00

Months back, the ugly mullet found its way into Asian shores and we were lapping it up.
Strangely I dig it as well. Especially ever since I saw this image a couple months back.

This hair rocks because it has the choppy shagginess about it that I really love.
Who knew spikes and soft curls could look great together?

That's Mika Nakashima, some famous Japanese singer apparently. I was trying to describe her to my friends but I really couldn't remember her name. When I got access to my laptop I was trying to figure it out and it was not until some time later that I realise her name is stated clearly at the top of the photo -_-. Blonde moment, much.

Anyway, while trying to describe Mika Nakashima, one of my friends thought I meant Boa.
And then I remembered her fierce do in the Girls On Top video.

Sigh. Again I wish I have a bevy of hair stylists at my beck and call.

I dyed my hair last week which led to pretty disastrous results. Because I felt like I had no life I decided to blondify myself. I don't think I need to go on, do I?

Off to find a more practical hair-do/not-ugly hair colour.

I, for one, am Enchanted.

2007-11-27T21:34:00.000+08:00

Watch Enchanted!

Just when you think fairy-tale movies can't get any fresher Enchanted comes along. It's a feel-good movie with subtle jokes and even subtler adult references make this a great movie for everyone to watch.

A great movie that had me memorise the costume designer's name becomes a fashionably great movie. Mona May is the costume designer by the way.

Gorgeous turquoise blue frock with delicate details.
As if the gorgeous costumes weren't reason enough, you should really watch how Giselle [Amy Adams] makes the dresses. Hilarious.

The same dress but with a pretty paper umbrella accessory.

This was the most perfect feminine and flirty day dress that stopped at the knees, too bad I couldn't find a full photo of it.
It's a kind of dress you'd want to picnic in, but you never will because it's too pretty to be blemished.

A more modern aubergine "real world" slinky dress.
I love that it's not expectedly modern black.

Comic relief comes in a strangely charming package of Prince Edward. James Marsden aka Cyclops of X-Men is hilariously entertaining every step of the way. The human form way at least. He can sing as well, awesome.

I don't know why but suddenly I'm paying attention to make-up detailing. Susan Sarandon's eye make-up is the gorgeousness and I like that crown thingy on her head as well.

For the purposes of this movie post, I also caught Beowulf.

I don't quite like it.
Watch if you want to see Angelina Jolie almost naked in animated form *yawns*.

*Off to cut out dress shapes from bedsheet*

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Make me Over, Kylie Style.

2007-11-25T00:36:00.000+08:00

While reading Pinkisthenewblog the other day I came across this gorgeous photoshoot of Kylie Minogue.

When I saw this particular look, I felt all sorts of inspired.

I literally sucked my breath when I saw this particular look.

I'm unsure if it's the glam rock vibe, or the eye-makeup with the K.I.S.S.-like lightning bolt and unusual orange, or just the gorgeous bold red of it all that has such resonance with me but one thing's for sure. I have to do this look someday, HAVE TO.

Which reminds me, I have a hair post to do and I need to blog about the movies I've been watching.

Needless to say, I'm getting addicted to Kylie's latest single, 2 Hearts.
*warbles and claps to the beat* I'm in love, woooooh! I'm in love, wooooh!

Night!